Dems worried about Kennedy's seat?

Are Democrats starting to worry that they may lose Ted Kennedy's Senate seat? That's certainly the impression one gets from reading the latest DSCC fundraising email to supporters.

"You need to know this: Polls are tightening in Massachusetts, and America's future hangs on getting Martha Coakley elected to Ted Kennedy's seat on Jan. 19," wrote DSCC Executive Director J.B. Poersch.

"[Coakley's] being outspent, and a new poll shows that the right wing money is doing the trick. Republican Scott Brown is within striking distance," Poersch continued.

Read the whole letter after the jump.

Of course, it's in the DSCC's interest to portray the race as tight so as to race more money, but recent polls have shown Brown within single digits in the bluest of states.

Meanwhile, Democrats are dispatching Bill Clinton to campaign for Coakley on Friday.

Losing the seat could but a serious wrench in Democrats' plans to pass healthcare.

Dear supporter,

You need to know this: Polls are tightening in Massachusetts, and America's future hangs on getting Martha Coakley elected to Ted Kennedy's seat on Jan. 19. Winning this special election means passing health care reform and the rest of President Obama's agenda.

We need your help today. The special election is only 10 days away. Funds are needed NOW to fight back against swiftboat attacks. Click here to make an immediate donation of $5 or more to the DSCC.

American Future Fund, the guys who brought you the Swift Boat attacks against decorated war veteran John Kerry, are up with a $400,000 buy, smearing Coakley. She's being outspent, and a new poll shows that the right wing money is doing the trick. Republican Scott Brown is within striking distance.

Keeping this seat blue is critical. Coakley is the 60th vote needed to pass health care and the rest of President Obama's agenda. As Massachusetts' first woman senator, she will help advance Kennedy's legacy - fighting for equal rights, a strong economy, and our families and communities.  Without her vote, health care won't happen.

The DSCC provides a crucial role in close races like this one. When the right wing whips out their wallets and starts attacking our candidates, we level the playing field. We fight back. We get every Democrat out to the polls. And we make the difference. You make the difference.

We need your help today. The special election is only 10 days away. Funds are needed NOW to fight back against these swiftboat attacks. Click here to make an immediate donation of $5 or more to the DSCC.

This is not just any old Senate seat. This is the seat Ted Kennedy held for 47 years. Republicans would love nothing more than stopping health care by winning this race. Ceding his seat to the forces of obstruction is simply not an option. Not today, not on Jan. 19, not ever.

Sincerely,

J.B. Poersch
 
P.S.: Health care and the rest of Obama's agenda hangs in the balance. We must elect Martha Coakley. The special election is only 10 days away. Funds are needed NOW to fight back against these swiftboat attacks. Click here to make an immediate donation of $5 or more to the DSCC.